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Lea adds another seven positive COVID-19 cases

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Lea County cumulative total added seven positive tests for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

This is after the county added four new positive cases on Tuesday and eight positive tests on Monday.

The county now has 86 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began tracking test results.

Of those 86 cases, the state says 23 have been designated as totally recovered.

In Lea County as of Wednesday, there has been tests on 4,159 people, with 86 of those testing positive for COVID-19.Of those positive tests, 57 were for the 88240 or Hobbs zip code, 15 were for the 88260 or Lovington zip code, nine cases were for the 88242 or north Hobbs zip code, on case for 88231 or the Eunice zip code, one case for the 88267 or Tatum zip code and one case for the 88252 or Jal zip code. Two cases have not been assigned a location in Lea County, as of this posting.

No correctional facility or long-term care facility in Lea County has had any positive tests for COVID-19, per the state health department and there have been no deaths due to COVID-19 in Lea County.

In nearby Eddy County now has 61 cases. To the north of Lea County, Roosevelt County has 54 cases and Curry has 123. Northwest of Lea County, Chaves County now has 69 cases.

As of Wednesday, there are 4,984 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.

New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 156 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

The Department of Health on Wednesday reported four additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. Those cases are:

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 480.

Previously reported numbers included four cases that have been identified as duplicates (two in Bernalillo County, one in Doña Ana County, one in Valencia County) and one case in Bernalillo County that was determined to be an out-of-state resident – these have now been corrected. Previously reported numbers did not include one case that was thought to be an out-of-state resident but has been determined to be a New Mexico resident and has been added to San Juan County. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 10,990 COVID-19 cases:

Bernalillo County: 1,879

Catron County: 2

Chaves County: 69

Cibola County: 200

Colfax County: 9

Curry County: 123

Doña Ana County: 760

Eddy County: 61

Grant County: 17

Guadalupe County: 20

Harding County: 1

Hidalgo County: 39

Lea County: 86

Lincoln County: 8

Los Alamos County: 7

Luna County: 57

McKinley County: 3,179

Otero County: 33

Quay County: 5

Rio Arriba County: 86

Roosevelt County: 54

Sandoval County: 693

San Juan County: 2,250

San Miguel County: 18

Santa Fe County: 203

Sierra County: 7

Socorro County: 58

Taos County: 37

Torrance County: 40

Union County: 6

Valencia County: 98

County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:

The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by the New Mexico Corrections Department at the following facilities:

As of today, there are 149 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are currently hospitalized in New Mexico. This number does not include New Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to a hospital out of state.

The Department of Health has identified at least one positive COVID-19 case in residents and/or staff in the past 28 days at the following long-term care and acute care facilities:

The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into the positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases.

New Mexicans who report symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).

Thanks to increased statewide testing capacity, the following people may now be considered for COVID-19 testing:

New Mexicans who have non-health-related questions or concerns can also call 833-551-0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a one-stop source for information for families, workers and others affected by and seeking more information about COVID-19.

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